Bøger i Early Adventures in Persia, Susiana, and Babylonia 2 Volume Set serien

This fascinating 1887 publication by the Victorian archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) describes his adventurous first expedition through the Middle East in 1840-2. Volume 1 focuses on ancient sites and major cities, and the generous hospitality given to Layard by a notorious Persian mountain tribe, the Bakhtiyari.